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The Best Kids Cookbook

60 Fun and Simple Recipes to Get Kids Cooking
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Get kids cooking delicious food, learning key skills, building confidence, and having fun with this all-new recipe collection from Danielle Kartes, author and chef, known from her appearances on the Kelly Clarkson show and TODAY show. Danielle believes in real food for real families, made with... Read More
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Get kids cooking delicious food, learning key skills, building confidence, and having fun with this all-new recipe collection from Danielle Kartes, author and chef, known from her appearances on the Kelly Clarkson show and the TODAY show. This cookbook brings kids into the heart of the home and empowers them to explore, learn, and contribute.

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Get kids cooking delicious food, learning key skills, building confidence, and having fun with this all-new recipe collection from Danielle Kartes, author and chef, known from her appearances on the Kelly Clarkson show and TODAY show.

Danielle believes in real food for real families, made with love and care. This cookbook brings kids ages 6 to 10 into the kitchen—the heart of the home—and empowers them to explore, learn, and contribute.

The Best Kids Cookbook includes 6 sections:

  • make-ahead breakfasts,
  • lunchbox meals and on-the-go snacks,
  • dips and sauces,
  • simple dinners,
  • easy sides and vegetables, and
  • sweet treats.

Kids will also learn:

  • kitchen basics, such as cleanliness, safety, organization, and prep;
  • helpful hacks, guidelines, and kitchen vocabulary;
  • how to use cooking tools, how to measure, and how to use stainless steel pans vs. non-stick pans; and
  • how to adapt recipes for gluten free as well as how to swap ingredients to create different flavours.

This complete kitchen resource also includes supply lists, metric conversions for each recipe, and an index.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781400251100

Publisher: Tommy Nelson

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 September 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Tommy Nelson

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Brooke O'Neill

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 186.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 652g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Danielle Kartes is an author, recipe maven, and entrepreneur living near Seattle, Washington with her husband Michael, a photographer, and their two sweet boys.   Together, the Karteses run their boutique food, lifestyle, and commercial photography business, Rustic Joyful Food. Rustic Joyful Food promotes loving your life right where you are, no matter where you are, and creating beautiful, delicious food that’s fuss-free with whatever you have available to you. Danielle and Michael are also the principles of the Rustic Joyful Literary group, the agency arm of Rustic Joyful Food devoted to the representation of authors in the food and children’s books spaces.  Danielle’s newest ventures, in the wine and spirits realm, include the creation of Florescence Grapefruit & Pomelo Vodka and a series of wine varietals under her label French for Water.  Danielle is driven by her love for Jesus, her family, and happy accidents in the kitchen. She has written and published four cookbooks, seven children’s books, and one devotional memoir. Danielle appears often on national television and is a regular culinary contributor to The Kelly Clarkson Show.  Brooke O’Neill’s passion for art began as a young child living in the city and suburbs of Chicago. She has illustrated several children’s books, including The 13 Days of Swiftness: A Christmas Celebration for Fans. When she’s not drawing, you can find her spending time with family, playing the ukulele, and trying new recipes.

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